Category: NEWS

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

By Aliu A. Onifade

Key performance indicators (KPIs)  are defined as information by which the functional quality of institutions or systems may be measured and evaluated (Rowe and Lievesley, 2002).

Mainly private organisations use KPIs at multiple levels to evaluate business processes, departments, and employee performance in achieving set organisational and business objectives.

KPIs are being increasingly utilised not only by the private organisations but also by schools and school districts. The reason behind the increase in utilisation of KPIs is an increase in the interest of the government at various levels to ensure efficient and effective utilisation of resources for the evaluation of student learning outcomes and employee satisfaction. The main objective of the government is to improve the overall educational quality of higher institutions (Zakaria et al., 2011).

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The Public Policy Role in the Entrepreneurship and in the Economy

By Tigran Ghalumyan

As long as institutions and policymakers interfere in shaping the business economy, public policy tends to be a significant determinant of economic development. Over the last few decades, all levels of government have been key players in fostering the entrepreneurial economy at the federal, regional, and local levels.

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6 Strategies for Working with Customers in Different Time Zones

By: Katie Kabat

Due to the ease of access there are numerous advantages of doing international business. This advantages include a crucial benefit of working with clients in different time zones. Working with people in different time zones changes how you think as well as how you work. You learn to work in terms of time zones, cultures, and non standard work hours. Here are 6 tips to guide you to work this way.

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LSBC desires Sustainable Luxembourg: Harness the Space Resources!

The current international crisis of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID) 2019 honestly highlights the disabilities of humanity in the spheres of accessibility, education, employment, growth, and inequality. Accordingly, the United Nations (UN) boldly believes that this crisis is an unprecedented wake-up call considering the use of natural resources.

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The Great Lockdown & Global Pandemic: What are the Impacts on Sma ...

By Rebecca Sheppard

Find out the impacts of Covid-19 on small businesses and how some have struggled to adapt to the new challenging environment. Also, discover what small businesses can do to seek help, and what you can do as an individual to lend a hand to businesses in need of support.

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How To Be Your-Self-Guide

By Imane Mdarhri

A self-guided person is one who not only listens and follows one’s inner-self but also believes and encourages one to maintain and reach a higher level of self-esteem. It may be a long, complicated journey or a philosophical dilemma. However, this article can help you to guide and discover how to guide yourself.

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Time Management: 5 Effective Tips to Manage Time

By Hayriye Simay Tunçkılıç

We live in times of consumption, everything happens fast and we consume everything rapidly. However, what we consume the most is our TIME. We have lots of responsibilities and not fulfilling them will cause some problems. The truth is, we need to produce out of consumption, and time management gets in the way!

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Crowdsourcing Methodology

By Aliu A. Onifade

During the analysis phase and the design phase of the design or software development project, developers must ask various questions, conduct researches, and test their prototypes to create a serviceable product (Grier, 2013).

In particular, traditional research methods such as focus group interviews or surveys could be immensely time consuming and costly. On the other hand, crowdsourcing provides a swift and inexpensive solution.

Most specifically, crowdsourcing relies on the intelligence of the “crowd” to perform tasks in exchange for compensation. In other words, it’s outsourcing to a crowd.

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Networking in Entrepreneurship: Why it is Important?

By Tigran Ghalumyan

Firstly, the term networking in entrepreneurship refers to creating and maintaining social contacts that can help businesses meet their needs. Nowadays, one of the most important things that entrepreneurs have to think about a lot is to strengthen their networks. Furthermore, it’s been said that business is all about who you know.

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Social Media Should Be a Priority for Every Small Business

By Katie Kabat

Due to the amount of time people spend on technology and social media nowadays, advertising has become almost completely digital. Social media is a way for consumers to learn and understand a brand before purchasing. Whenever I hear about a new trendy shop or cafe, the first thing I do is look them up on Facebook or instagram to see what their ambiance is like. It becomes more charming when I find out it is a local or small business.

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